Hey Chopcult,
First time posting on chopcult but I've been reading for information the last few years. I'm thinking of throwing a Wide Glide front end on my 08 Nighster. I haven't done any front end work other than changing fork oil before so I was hoping to get a few questions answered.
1. The current forks on the Nighty have a monotube upgrade from progressive in them (thanks to Dad who dumped her last year but paid it back with the upgrade). The current front end is a 39 mm narrow glide. If I put a 41mm wide glide front end on them, will I be able to re use the progressive monotube cartidges or will the cartridges require a 39mm wide glide conversion kit?
and......
2. Are there other advantages/disadvantages to going with a 41mm wide glide front end over the 39 mm conversion? Availability of Fork braces/fenders/other important bits for the 39mm conversion kit? Weird fork twisting issues? Any issues I'd have throwing longer fork tubes on with the wide glide conversion in the near future?
Am I overthinking this? Any other tips for the newbie?
Thanks,
Steve
First time posting on chopcult but I've been reading for information the last few years. I'm thinking of throwing a Wide Glide front end on my 08 Nighster. I haven't done any front end work other than changing fork oil before so I was hoping to get a few questions answered.
1. The current forks on the Nighty have a monotube upgrade from progressive in them (thanks to Dad who dumped her last year but paid it back with the upgrade). The current front end is a 39 mm narrow glide. If I put a 41mm wide glide front end on them, will I be able to re use the progressive monotube cartidges or will the cartridges require a 39mm wide glide conversion kit?
and......
2. Are there other advantages/disadvantages to going with a 41mm wide glide front end over the 39 mm conversion? Availability of Fork braces/fenders/other important bits for the 39mm conversion kit? Weird fork twisting issues? Any issues I'd have throwing longer fork tubes on with the wide glide conversion in the near future?
Am I overthinking this? Any other tips for the newbie?
Thanks,
Steve
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